Hazelnut Toffee Pudding

Food for hubz soul ;o))

I know, I don't think this picture does any justice to the delectable sticky sweetness of this pudding - AND- I should've used a plain plate coz that blue flower is distracting! I made it just according to the recipe without cutting out sugar like I usually would, knowing very well that I wouldn't even want to taste this, so for once, I did not hear hubz complaining :oPP Oh, but the smell of it was just delightful, although the wait was quite painful! It took 1 1/2 hrs to steam!

Hmmmm... Anyways, here's the recipe that has been cut into half so that I got only a small pudding, about 5" in diameter on top and around 7" at the base. For full recipe, just double it. If you are toffee lover like my hubz, double or triple the toffee recipe - the stickier the better ... ermmm... at your own risk however

Ingredients for toffee:

• 1/4 block of butter
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (if you do not have lemon, lime (limau nipis) works fine too!)
• 4 tbsp full fat milk

Ingredients for Pudding:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 90g of butter (slightly more than 1/3rd of a block)
• 1/2 cup roasted & chopped hazelnuts

Method:

Prepare toffee by combining all the ingredients in a small pan on low heat and stir until smooth, set aside.

Prepare a heat proof dish for steaming the pudding by greasing it all over, then pour half of the hazelnuts in. Pour half of the prepared toffee over the nuts and swirl it to coat the dish as much as possible. In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar till light & fluffy then add egg and beat to combine. Sift flour, baking soda, powder & salt and fold them into the egg mixture, add the lemon juice and mix in the remaining nuts. Spoon the mixture into the prepared dish. Cover with baking paper with a pleat in the middle, tie with a kitchen string. Steam for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours till pudding is set.

When the pudding dish is cool enough to handle (erm I didn't wait for it to cool coz hubz was starving!) invert onto a plate and pour the remaining toffee on top and dig in!